DAY 1: HANOI – SAPA – CAT CAT ( LUNCH, DINNER )
06h00 – 06h30: Our bus will pick you up at your hotel in hanoi old quarter, then depart to Sapa, following Noi Bai – Lao Cai highway.
Along the way, you will enjoy by the beauty of northwest mountains, terraced fields are sparkling in sunlight or dim in thick fog. Stop and have a rest in 30 minutes.
13h00: Arrive in Sapa. Check in the hotel and have Lunch in hotel
14h00: You will start hiking to Cat Cat Village which is occupied by the Black H’mong tribe. Here, you can see the hydroelectric power station which was built by the French in twentieth century. You will experience the tribal way of life of ethnic minotities while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat village. Visitors will also understand culture, unique customs, traditional crafts such as weaving, touching carved silver, forged agricultural tools… Come back the hotel by bus.
Cat Cat Village Sapa
19h00: Have dinner at the restaurant with specialties bearing bold features of the Northwest mountains: forest vegetables, stream fish, Ban pig… and enjoy the apple cider in the cold air. wonderful romantic feelings. After dinner, the group is free to visit (Sapa night market meets daily) with local products: Brocade, white silver. You are free to explore Sapa, Sapa Church (Saturday night at the Church area often takes place the Love Market session – is an attractive tourist destination for both domestic and foreign tourists when participating in Sapa tours. )
– Lunch and dinner are all included.
– Trekking level: 4/10
– 8 KM trekking round trip
– Overnight at the hotel in Sapa.
– Tourist bus Hanoi – Sapa
DAY 02: SAPA – BAC HA MARKET- HANOI ( B/ L/-)
6:30| Have breakfast at your hotel
7:00| Pick up at hotel. It takes 3 hour driving to Bac Ha market. At the market you will also meet Flower Hmong (Red Hmong), Black Dao, Tay, Nung, La Chi, Phu La and other tribal groups who come from far and wide to buy and sell a wide variety of goods and livestock, to exchange news and to renew friendships. In the past the market was a centre for trading horses but now that motorbikes have replaced them it is more common to see buffalo, cows, goats, fish and other. Continue the trip to Hoang A Tuong Royal Palace.
Discover the lively and diverse atmosphere of Bac Ha sunday market
12:00| Lunch at local restaurant
13:30| Trek to Ban Pho village of the Flower H’Mong people, to see their house, the daily life, understand little more about their lifestyle and traditional customs. Especially, we can try homemade wine from corn. Drive back to Sapa, 110 km in about 3 hours ride. En-route, stop to see Trung Do village of the Tay people (if time permits).
16:30 – 17:00| Arrival in Lao Cai , the bus stops at the restaurant, you wait at the restaurant then the sleeper bus picks you up and returns to Hanoi
22:00| Arrive in Hanoi. You will get off at the bus stop on Tran Quang Khai Street near the Old Quarter and make your own way back to the hotel. The tour concludes here. We look forward to seeing you again!
